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NETBALL VICTORIA

2016 Annual Report

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4 A message from the President & CEO

5 Community Engagement

10 Across the Organisation

Community & Facility Development

Participation & Product Development

High Performance

Commercial Operations

40 Financial Overview

Contents

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A message from the President & CEO

As we take a moment to reflect on 2016, we can be very proud of the outcomes that were achieved at Netball Victoria. In a very competitive market place, we have grown our membership base to 114,681, and have in excess of 216,000 people involved in Netball Victoria programs right across Victoria. Netball remains Australia’s most popular team sport for girls and women and is played equally in Metropolitan Melbourne suburbs and Regional Victoria.

We have also delivered a profit of $11,068 – with the bulk of our revenue being spent on delivering competitions in Victorian communities, and providing other events and activities that will strengthen the pathway for athletes, coaches, umpires and officials.

Victoria is certainly a major contributor at National level too; with one third of the players and many of the current coaches in the new league coming from our Netball Victoria Pathway. Our investment is working and Victoria is well placed for the future, with more and more talent coming through our system. This is thanks to our people out in the field who have a keen eye for potential, and with the networks in place to develop and nurture talent.

During 2016 we also achieved a high level of community impact through a range of different programs. These programs have targeted a wide variety of groups, including Victorian Aboriginal communities, multicultural communities, and people with disabilities through All Abilities Netball.

In 2016, we established our Heritage and Tradition Committee which focuses on recognising and celebrating our past, and telling our story of close to 100 years of netball in Victoria. We have inducted new Life Members, catalogued and preserved many stories and established systems to keep connected.

Late in 2016, John Bertrand, the Chairperson of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame was addressing a star studded evening where our very own Sharelle McMahon was inducted as a ‘Legend of the Game’. Bertrand pronounced that a “tsunami” had hit Australia in the last year – called women’s sport.

We know that there are more entrants vying for girls and women to transition into alternative sports such as AFL, Cricket and Soccer. Whilst we love the fact there are now more professional level sporting options emerging for females, we will continue to do our utmost to ensure that our competitions are well organised; our facilities and infrastructure are compliant; our coaches and umpires are first class; and that we are presenting flexible play and training options, so that when it comes to choosing what sport to play, Netball is top of the list.

The establishment of the new Suncorp Super Netball League has stretched all Member Organisations capacity with the need for close involvement and oversight in the National competition. This has been challenging and costly. However, it has also meant that we have a high level of engagement in ensuring the league delivers on expectations. At Netball Victoria, we have been able to capitalise on sponsor interest in women’s sport, which will have a flow on impact to our netball community. Greater revenue generation will mean greater investment into grassroots and so we loudly applaud our Melbourne Vixens whose successes create opportunities for Netball Victoria, and whose profile will help to lift us to greater heights.

Having said that, we know that we have some massive challenges ahead, and the Executive team are now in the process of assessing the outcomes of the current strategic plan, as well as establishing the process for the research, consultation and design of the next three-year strategic plan.

So whilst we have had a good year, we know we can be better. Our recent Association Satisfaction Survey highlighted some areas for improvement including: a quicker response time to enquiries; greater education about what the MyNetball and Clubhouse Websites offer; and improving useability. Our team is prioritising this feedback and we will do everything possible to deliver improved services to you, our members.

Together, we would like to thank you for your continued support of Netball – our great game.

Jenny Sanchez President

Rosie King CEO

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Community Engagement

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Our mission is to enrich Victorian communities through the sport of netball, with the vision of more people involved in netball more often.

216,000+114,000+

1,000,000+people reached nationally and internationally through the Melbourne Vixens (2016 Futures Data)

6 Victorian players selected in the 2016 Australian Diamonds Squad, with Netball Victoria continuing to be one of the most successful elite netball pathways in Australia

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people directly reached through Netball Victoria programs

Netball Victoria Members and eight consecutive years of membership growth!

Engagement with 200 Associations/Leagues and 3,045 Clubs

An increase of 8,800 participants across Netball Victoria programs compared with 2015.

2016 – a Snapshot in Numbers


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Individual Netball Victoria Members

School Participants

Inclusion Program Participants

Melbourne Vixens Members

Come and Try Participants

Coaching, Umpiring and Bench Officials receiving

accreditation

Team Registrants

Clinics and Camps Participants

New Product Participants

114,681

69,402

4,864

3,804

4,848

2,545

11,248

2,104

3,006

Our Community

In 2016 Netball Victoria’s community was made up of:

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Goals

Netball Victoria continues to have a clear strategic plan, with three key goals.

We will achieve this by:• Providing more entry level

programs for juniors and children

• Introducing new programs designed to get people into or back into netball

• Developing new netball programs around fitness and fun

• Removing barriers to participation

• Creating new ways for people to engage with netball

We will achieve this by:• Creating facilities for netball

• Growing strong and skilled Associations, Leagues, Clubs, volunteers and staff

• Forming sound strategies, financial management and governance

• Achieving success on the court for Victorian athletes, teams and officials

We will achieve this by:• Growing the positive media

and community profile of netball

• Increasing our corporate partnerships

• Working well with government and government bodies

• Getting more people involved in netball – more fans and increased membership sales for our Melbourne Vixens

Increase participation in our sport

Build our capacity, people and places

Grow the support for our sport

Goal 1 Goal 2 Goal 3

The goals and strategic directions remain constant for a five year period, however our actions change with our progress and development. The full 2014-2018 Strategic Plan is available to view on our website: netballvic.com.au


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Values

Our culture drives the way we work and our values define our behaviours and cement that culture. Living our values means a focus on partnerships, excellence, honest review and doing all we can to create successful programs and outcomes for our communities and sport.

Teamwork

Innovation

Accountability

Integrity

Empowerment

Values

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Across the Organisation

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The Community & Facility Development team is focused on leading the strategic direction, development and support of grassroots based netball across the state, in collaboration with Netball Victoria’s Associations, Leagues and other key stakeholders. The team is made up of the following areas:

• Member Services

• Regional & Inner City Development

• Facilities Development

• Strategic Projects

Netball Victoria has seen an 8% increase in membership growth from 2010 to 2016

Member Services

The Member Services team continues to implement a number of important initiatives to assist in the support and development of our Associations, Leagues and Clubs across Victoria. Services include:

• Facilitating training, development programs and other initiatives for volunteers and administrators

• Establishing appropriate Association/League delivery models

• Promoting, reviewing and updating policies, procedures, rules and regulations in accordance with legislative requirements

• Establishing appropriate and beneficial communication channels between Netball Victoria and the broader netball community

• Providing general support and customer service assistance in relation to all things netball

• General MyNetball support desk for registration and competition modules

• Launching new Member Service initiatives including Webinars and Forums, and the Netball Victoria Clubhouse and online resource library for Associations and Leagues

• Supporting increased MyNetball usage and online registrations by Associations, Leagues, Clubs and individual members.

Netball Victoria is made up of several key departments that service the various areas of the business as required. They include: Community & Facility Development; Participation & Product Development; High Performance; and Commercial Operations.


Community & Facility Development

106,065

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

108,170

109,710

111,210

111,257

111,376

114,681

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2016 Netball Victoria Members Profile

Netball Victoria works closely with our netball communities through the regional development teams In response to the Community Netball Review, Netball Victoria continues to grow, develop and support netball across Victoria, with staff situated in both regional and metropolitan areas. We continue to identify opportunities to increase participation in all components of the game including: the development of coaches, umpires and administrators; improving facilities; developing programs; and focusing on stakeholder and community relationships.

• Eastern Region - based in Morwell

• Western Region - based in Geelong

• Northern Region - based in Bendigo and Shepparton

• Metropolitan Region & Inner City Melbourne - based in Melbourne

Our teams based across Victoria have the ability to understand the opportunities and challenges facing netball communities at a localised level. They continue to build strong relationships and work in partnership with our members to address regional facility and club development issues, as well as provide general support and assistance for MyNetball and other related administrative activities.

2016 Areas of Focus

• Community engagement through Come and Try and Community Events

• Indigenous participation

• Multicultural participation

• All Abilities participation

• Introduction of Rock Up Netball and Netacise Programs

• Facility development

Senior (18+ yrs) 34%

Junior (11-17yrs) 52%

NetSetGO (5-10yrs) 13%

All Abilities 0.3%

Off the Court 0.7%


Regional & Inner City Melbourne Development

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“Netball Victoria continues to focus on building relationships with all levels of government” Facilities Development focused on planning and developing a range of initiatives throughout 2016. As well as further strengthening relationships with all levels of government in order to influence change, and encourage successful fulfilment of the commitments made for netball facilities.

• The following commitments were made by government in 2016:

- $9.6 million Inner City Netball Project (Sport & Recreation Victoria)

- $100 million Community Sport Infrastructure Fund (Sport & Recreation Victoria)

- $22 million Better Indoor Stadiums Fund (Sport & Recreation Victoria)

- $8 million Country Football Netball Program (Sport & Recreation Victoria)

- 27 netball-related commitments worth more than $40 million from the Coalition, in the lead-up to the Federal Government election

Other Achievements

• Strategic and regional planning projects with Local Government and State Sporting Associations including AFL Central Goldfields Regional Strategy, AFL Central Vic Regional Strategy, G21 & AFL Barwon Regional Strategy, Great South Coast Football Cricket Netball Strategy

• Completion of Netball Victoria’s Facilities Manual and draft state-wide Facilities Strategy

• The release of the Netball Victoria’s Compliance Fact Sheet, providing stakeholders with the most up-to-date standards required when redeveloping or constructing netball court facilities

• Funding of 16 Netball related projects worth $1.545 million through the Country Football Netball program, which Netball Victoria, AFL and AFL Victoria financially contribute to.

• For the third consecutive year, Member Services successfully delivered the Netball Victoria Emerging Leaders Program to community netball leaders. With 18 participants from every part of the Victorian netball community players, coaches, umpires and administrators, the Professional Development and Leadership program featured three contact sessions and four online sessions.

882

1,283

1 netball court to every 5,060 people in Greater Melbourne.

1 netball court to every 1,154 people in Rural and Regional Victoria

344Indoor

228Indoor

538Outdoor

1,055Outdoor

netball courts across Greater

Melbourne

courts across Rural and Regional

Victoria

Netball Infrastructure Across Victoria

Facility Development

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Participation & Product DevelopmentParticipation & Product Development is focused on developing Netball Victoria’s new and exciting initiatives, whilst continuing to review and improve existing product offerings. The focus in 2016 was on the following key areas:

• ANZ NetSetGO

• Netball Victoria Clinics and Camps

• Netball Victoria Competitions – Parkville and Western Netball

• Rock Up Netball

• Net4Kids

• Inclusion Programs

• School Programs

ANZ NetSetGO Victoria

Exposing children to netball across Victoria through ANZ NetSetGO and Schools Programs.

Netball Victoria continued to develop ANZ NetSetGO, netball’s only junior entry program for 5–10 year-olds across Victoria. 2016 saw a steady increase in registered participants, along with additional centres delivering the program.

Netball Victoria Camps & Clinics

Netball Victoria runs a range of camps and clinics across Victoria for a variety of ages. Clinics continue to be a major event on the school holiday calendar with many clinics at full capacity. Netball Victoria Clinics and Camps are delivered in conjunction with Melbourne Vixens, Victorian Fury and Victorian Netball League athletes and coaches.

Parkville Competition

Netball Victoria continues to successfully conduct the largest Victorian netball competition, Parkville Netball, at the State Netball and Hockey Centre. The competition continues to have record numbers participating across the five competition days and nights, and also offers a successful representative program that continues to showcase the value of the Netball Victoria pathway for players, coaches, umpires and officials. The Umpire Development Program continued to be successful with 7 x C Badges and 3 x B Badges awarded during the year, and all 15/U representative players were Talent Identified at Association Championships.

15,346 total participants

6,949 participants

5,357 participants

358 programs delivered

27% increase in NetSetGO participants

1,000 plus netball teams across both the Autumn and Spring seasons at Parkville

Largest Victorian netball competition

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Western Netball Competition

In its second year, Netball Victoria’s Western Netball competition provides junior and senior participation opportunities for families in Melbourne’s Inner West, located in Victoria University Community Sports Stadium in West Footscray. Western Netball also offers a successful ANZ NetSetGO program, which increases in participation numbers each term. The senior competition continues to go from strength to strength each season.

Net4Kids

Net4Kids is a themed educational program for boys and girls aged 2.5-5 years. The program has been designed to foster children’s social skills, allowing confidence to develop in a positive and safe environment. Activities focus on gross and fine motor skill development, and language and cognitive function, incorporating a variety of specific activities to cater for each child’s needs. The program has been developed to involve the carer, which enables the carer and child to bond and experience the child’s development together.In 2016, Net4Kids successfully transitioned from free pilot sessions to paid programs. There was also a strong focus on increasing the quality and quantity of coaching staff with the development and implementation of coaching workshops and manuals.

Rock Up Netball

Rock Up Netball (RUN) is one of Netball Victoria’s newest products. It provides females 15-years and up with a low cost casual netball option. It includes both informal games and the program Netacise – a group fitness program with an element of netball skills and drills. Netball Victoria continues to work with VicHealth, with the aim to increase female participation in sport, and RUN has been specifically developed to create a distinct difference from ‘regular’ netball in the format as it currently exists. In 2016 Netball Victoria received a second round of Changing the Game VicHealth funding for the program and successfully transitioned from free pilot sessions to paid programs. We are now working to develop a licence model, to be rolled out across netball Associations in 2017.

“Rock Up Netball has allowed me to meet new people, learn and develop new skills in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.”

“The coaches are all highly professional and are very patient, they also make sessions very enjoyable.” Sabrina, RUN participant

139 programs

26 Programs

2568 + Participants

438 Participants

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Community Development Programs

Netball Victoria’s Community Development programs provide opportunities for Indigenous Australians, people with disabilities, men and boys, and culturally diverse communities to experience, play and engage in netball. Our accessible and inclusive programs include community events, such as the Murrun Dhelk Indigenous Football Netball Carnival and dedicated community programs such as Inclusion NetSetGO and All Abilities Netball.

In 2016, Netball was also used as a vehicle to celebrate and mark culturally significant events including Multicultural Week, NAIDOC Week, Reconciliation Week, and International Day of People with a Disability. Geva Mentor, Elaine Osei-Safo and Sharee Marks were appointed Australia Post One Netball (APON) Ambassadors in 2016, and between them made 17 appearances at community events across Victoria. Mariella Tueria, President of the Itiki Sporting Club of Glenroy, was the Individual winner in the 2016 APON Community Awards for her work in providing opportunities for young people from multicultural backgrounds and youth at risk to engage in netball in a positive, supportive environment.

In 2016, Netball Victoria received a Department of Health & Human Services Supporting Victorian Sport & Recreation program grant, to continue its inclusion and diversity activities for the next three years.


4,864 participants in Inclusion programs

69 Clubs and Associations completed One Netball Community Connected Clubs workshops

45 Indigenous and culturally diverse women completed coaching and umpiring accreditations

83 netball teams entered in the 2016 Murrun Dhelk (senior) and VACSAL (junior) Indigenous football-netball carnivals

Reaching Diverse Communities

Netball Victoria partnered with the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation to introduce netball to over 200 newly arrived migrants and refugees in Melbourne’s West through its CALDplay sports program. With a diverse range of backgrounds and a variety of age groups (16-65 year-olds), a large majority of participants had never played or seen netball before. The program introduced netball in a fun, safe and inclusive environment, with a six-week RUN program developed for participants, including full netball games played at the conclusion of the program.

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2016 Independence Australia Victorian All Abilities Team

Netball Victoria continues to strengthen opportunities for people with disabilities, including providing elite pathway opportunities. The Independence Australia Victorian All Abilities State Netball Team, under Head Coach, Janet Parker, enjoyed a successful 2016 Marie Little Shield campaign, finishing third at the national netball carnival for people with intellectual disabilities.

Schools Programs

Netball Victoria provides opportunities for primary and secondary school students to participate in netball through initiatives such as Sporting Schools, Schools Championships, Come and Try clinics and inter-school sport competitions.

A highlight of 2016 was the increase in Sporting Schools participants with 13,218 students across 151 primary schools participating in the four-week netball program. Additionally, 361 primary and secondary school teachers registered as Netball School Ambassadors and 140 pre-service teachers and teachers participated in netball professional development workshops throughout the year.

223% increase in Sporting Schools participants

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Delivering broader health benefits to communities through netball programs

Netball Victoria partnered with VicHealth to pilot a NetSetGO Healthy Eating program. The program was aimed at educating parents, participants and coaches on the importance of healthy eating, and creating an environment which supports healthy food and drink choices. Five centres and 108 participants in total, participated in the program, with the provision of healthy snacks used to identify if there was an increase in attention and participation.

The program was delivered across three terms, with the first term being observation only of what snacks participants were consuming and their concentration levels. During Term 2, each NetSetGO centre provided a range of healthy snacks prior to their session, on a weekly basis. Results at centres that had the same coach showed that attention and participation improved significantly. During Term 3, the snack was removed and it was observed that the range of snacks parents provided had substantially increased to healthier food options.

As part of the program additional resources including fact sheets, promotional banners, healthy eating and hydration videos were developed and shown at Melbourne Vixens home matches.

ANZ NetSetGO

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High Performance

High Performance is broken down into all pathway activities for athletes, coaches, umpires and officials; grassroots to elite coaching programs; and the coordination of high performance teams and competitions.

Competitions

The Competitions team coordinates all operations relating to Melbourne Vixens, Victorian Fury and all of Netball Victoria’s state based competitions and tournaments including:

• Victorian Netball League • Regional State League • Association Championships • Schools Championships • State Titles • Beach Netball • Masters Competition

Competition results on page 44.

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Victorian Netball League

With 10 clubs competing across three divisions 19/U, Division One and Championship Division, the Victorian Netball League continued to provide a strong pathway, with players, coaches and officials being selected for roles in Suncorp Super Netball.

Regional Victorian Netball League

Providing access to pathway opportunities in regional Victoria

The Regional Victorian Netball League (RVNL) continues to provide an elite competition in regional centres, providing clear pathways for athletes, coaches, officials and administrators. League and Association based representative teams competed in a seven week season across five regions: Eastern Region; Western Region; Goulburn/North East Region; and Central Highlands. Previously named the Regional State League, the competition format was altered in 2016, including the removal of 17/U division and addition of a 19/U competition. A highlight of the competition was the Open Divisions Champion Challenge being played as curtain raiser to the Melbourne Vixens match against the Northern Mystics at Hisense Arena.

Association Championships

The Association Championships continue to provide a strong pathway for junior athletes in age groups 13/U, 15/U, 17/U and Open divisions as they represent their League or Association. The Association Championships also provide important opportunities for coaches and umpires. In 2016 tournaments were held across each of Netball Victoria’s regions, with a total of six competition days running over a two-week period. To meet increasing demand the Central East Association Championships were split, with Knox Netball Centre hosting 15/U and 17/U, and Doncaster & District hosting 13/U.

State Titles

In its 31st year, the Netball Victoria State Titles had 18 of the 19 Netball Victoria Regions participate in 2016, these were held at Eagle Stadium in Werribee for the first time. The State Titles provide an opportunity for all Netball Victoria regions to come together and compete over one weekend in 15/U, 17/U, Open and All Abilities divisions.

13 players selected to play in Suncorp Super Netball teams

4 coaches selected for roles in Suncorp Super Netball teams 3 umpires selected to officiate in Suncorp Super Netball League

9 coaches received specialist mentoring

362 teams

600 + coaches selected for roles in Suncorp Super Netball teams

600+ athletes, coaches, umpires and officials

55 teams

5 regions entered All Abilities teams

12 All Abilities teams competing

20% increase in participation from 2015

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The Victorian Netball League is considered the premier state league netball competition across the country.

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School Championships

The Netball Victoria Schools Championships is one of the largest netball tournaments for primary and secondary schools in Australia. The competition, open to both girls and boys, attracts participation from Government, Catholic and Independent schools. In 2016 the Schools Championships expanded to 17 days of competition across Victoria, and included the introduction of two new locations – Wangaratta & Western Netball (Whitten Oval, Footscray).

Beach Netball

Introduction of new competition formats that provide greater opportunity for social netball.

In partnership with East Gippsland Shire Council, Netball Victoria’s inaugural Beach Netball Competition was held at Lakes Entrance in January 2016. A Netball Victoria initiative, the popularity of the event was evident, with the number of teams entering well above initial targets.

Beach netball is an extension to the traditional game of netball, with the same rules and regulations, the exception being that participants aren’t required to wear shoes and the game is played on a half-court marked out in the sand, with four players from one team on the court at a time.

Masters Competition

Focusing on participation and socialisation, the Masters competition is open to netballers aged 30 and over, of any netball standard. Held as a Super 7’s round-robin format competition, it has a slight change on the normal netball rules with rolling substitutions, powerplays and the addition of three point shots from outside the goal circle.


240 schools – 58 new schools

607 teams

37 teams

26 teams

240 participants

230 participants

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High Performance Program Results

Below is a breakdown of Netball Victoria’s High Performance programs and teams in 2016.

ANZ Championship 2016 Result

Melbourne Vixens Ladder Place 3

Representation Diamond Squad 6

Australian Netball League (ANL) 2016 Result

Victorian Fury Ladder place 1

Underage Competitions 2016 Result

Victorian 17/U 4

National Squad Representative 17/U 5

Victorian 19/U 1


Victorian 21/U 2


Netball Centre of Excellence Representative 3

Overall Victorian Results 2016 Result

Overall Aggregate Representation 23%

National Accreditation and Recognition 2016 Result

Umpires 9

Bench Officials 8

Coaches 10

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Australian Netball League

Victoria was again represented by the Victorian Fury in the 2016 Australian Netball League (ANL). The ANL is vital to bridging the gap between the state’s pinnacle competitions, the Victorian Netball League (VNL) and the ANZ Championship (Suncorp Super Netball in 2017).

2016 was another excellent season for the Victorian Fury who were crowned champions for the fourth consecutive year. The Victorian Fury has now won seven ANL titles in the competition’s nine-year history – a remarkable feat demonstrating the strength of netball and the high-performance pathway within Victoria.

Victorian Fury Awards

Most Valuable Player: Ella Bayliss (nee Priestly) Coaches Award: Kate Thompson Outstanding Service Award: Donna Monteath

Victorian Fury Results

Results: 10 Wins, 2 LossesPlacing: Champions

Victorian Fury Team

Maddy BalsonElla Bayliss (nee Priestly) Elle BennettsJane CookLara DunkleyShannon Eagland Kate EddySamantha GoodenTayla HoneyKate Thompson Fiona ThemannMikaela Vaughan

Fourth consecutive Australian Netball League Championships Win

Named 2016 Victorian Sports Team of the year

9 of the 12 athletes progressed to being listed as a training partner or contracted for Suncorp Super Netball

2 of the 3 coaches progressed to being involved with Suncorp Super Netball Clubs

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Victorian State Teams and Officials

The Victorian State Underage team program is fundamental to Netball Victoria’s pathway for Talent Identification and Development, for both Victorian athletes and coaches in the High Performance Pathway. The Program delivers the Netball Australia Dare to Develop a Diamond under-age curriculum, and provides opportunities for athletes and coaches to perform both on and off the court.

In 2016 the 21/U team competed in the week long National Netball Championships in Launceston, Tasmania and the 17/U and 19/U competed in Perth, Western Australia.

Zone Academy Program

The Netball Victoria Zone Academy Program underpins the Victorian State Underage 17/U program. Based on Netball Australia’s Dare to Develop a Diamond Academy program, there are four core components required for completion: Technical; Tactical; Athlete Wellbeing; and Physical Preparation. Held over six Regional Zones, 180 of the state’s most talented young athletes between the ages of 14-16 participated. The program culminated with the Intra Academy weekend in October, where athletes were talent identified and invited to attend the State 17/U selections.

Victorian Fury Officials

Head CoachCathy Fellows

Assistant CoachKate Upton

Assistant CoachRobyne Dawson

Victorian State 17/U Officials (Fourth)

Head CoachAdam Sloan

Assistant Coach Jacinta Todd

Apprentice Coach Sarndra Kennerley

Victorian State 19/U Team (Champions)

Head CoachRobynn Pym

Assistant CoachJade Hinrich

Apprentice CoachMel Savage

Victorian 21/U State Team (Runner Up)

Head CoachLeesa Gallard

Assistant Coach Guy Keane

Specialist CoachTracey Brereton

16 athletes selected in National Talent Identified Squads

19/U team crowned National Champions

In 2016 Netball Victoria connected with four Victorian Regional Academies of Sport organisations – South West Academy of Sport, West Victorian Academy of Sport, Gippsland Academy of Sport, and Barwon Sports Academy.

Significant support from local Associations for the appointment of coaches and staff for the Zone Academy Program.

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Melbourne Vixens

The Melbourne Vixens – Netball Victoria’s elite netball team – had a tough start to the season with the loss of experienced shooter, Tegan Philip, to an ACL injury in the pre-season.

The predominantly young side had a mixed season but were buoyed by strong performances from young guns Alice Teague-Neeld and Emma Ryde, in the goal circle and Joanna Weston, in a starting role, in the defence end. Emily Mannix and Chloe Watson showed exciting glimpses of what each were capable of.

Geva Mentor was the sergeant in defence and led the young defensive unit gallantly, while Madison Robinson returned from her ACL injury in career best form – earning her the ANZ Championship (Australian) Most Valuable Player award.

The team’s season ended with a tough loss in the first Elimination Final against the NSW Swifts.

Melbourne Vixens 2016 Season results on page 44.


Head Coach Simone McKinnis OAM

Assistant Coach Diane Honey

Specialist CoachSharelle McMahon Eloise Boyle (nee Southby)

Team Manager Lisa Taylor

PhysiotherapistsHeidi Pollington Steve Hawkings

MasseuseEmily Athanasiou

Performance AnalysisJamie Bahnisch

Strength & ConditioningLuke Mackey

Nutrition ConsultantKylie Andrew

Team DoctorDr Mathew Chamberlain

Melbourne Vixens PatronJoyce Brown OAM

Vixens Staff

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Madison Robinson (nee Browne)

Karyn Bailey

Joanna Weston

Chloe Watson

Kimberly Commane (PR)

Tegan Philip (Injured DNP)

Kate Moloney Emily Mannix

Kelsey Browne

Geva Mentor

Elizabeth Watson

Alice Teague-Neeld Emma Ryde

2016 Melbourne Vixens Team

DNP- Did Not PlayPR- Permanent Replacement

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30

37

41

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38

24

34

39

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36

40

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Australian Diamonds

Elizabeth Watson Joanna Weston Madison Robinson

Fast5 Flyers Team

Kate Moloney Joanna Weston


Netball Victoria is also proud of the other following Australian Diamonds who have come through the Netball Victoria pathway –

Caitlin Thwaites Sharni Layton Caitlyn Nevins (nee Strachan)

Three Melbourne Vixens players were selected into the Australian Diamonds Squad and two players were selected into the Australian Fast5 Flyers Team.

Melbourne Vixens 3rd Place in Australian Conference ANZ Championship

Australian Representatives

Melbourne Vixens representing Australia at an international level of netball

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Melbourne Vixens Club

Emma Ryde #40Kimberly Commane #41

50 ANZ Championship Games

(Head Coach)

Simone McKinnis OAMRound 8, Vixens v Fever,

Perth Arena


Diane HoneyRound 10, Vixens v Firebirds,

Gold Coast Entertainment Centre


Madison Robinson Round 6, Tactix v Vixens

Horncastle Arena, Christchurch


Kate MoloneyElimination Final, Swifts v Vixens,

Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

Sharelle McMahon Medal Award Recipients

2016 Melbourne Vixens Most Valuable Player (Sharelle McMahon Medal)

Madison Robinson

2016 Melbourne Vixens Most Valuable Player

(Runner Up)

Geva Mentor

2016 Melbourne Vixens Coaches Award

Emily Mannix

2016 Melbourne Vixens Rookie of the Year Award

Alice Teague-Neeld

2016 Melbourne Vixens Excellence in Sport

& Life Award

Joanna Weston

2016 Melbourne Vixens Outstanding Service Award

Lisa Taylor

2016 ANZC Australian Conference Most Valuable Player

Madison Robinson

Melbourne Vixens Milestones

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Coaching, Umpiring and Technical Officials


11 % increase (2545) across Coaching, Umpiring and Bench Official Accreditations

11% increase (2545) across Coaching, Umpiring and Bench Official Accreditations

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CoachingNetball Victoria remains committed to providing all coaches with the opportunity to continue development along the coaching pathway, through the delivery of the National Coach Accreditation System course and facilitation of various workshops, and professional development opportunities across Victoria.

This commitment to support Victorian coaches guarantees that our coaches continue to lead the way in coaching expertise and knowledge. This ensures our Victorian athletes have access to highly skilled and accredited coaches. Netball Victoria has a coach pathway that aligns to Netball Australia Pathways and provides professional development opportunities to coaches from grassroots to high performance.

2016 Coaching Course Accreditation Numbers:

Netball Victoria is excited to see the growth of the Coaches in the Field program. With the Foundation Coaching Course moving to an online accreditation, the Coaches in the Field workshops provide Victorian coaches the opportunities to further develop their skill and knowledge. These workshops were delivered by Netball Victoria’s experienced Coach Developers allowing the participants to observe and learn from some of the best coaches in the state.

Outstanding Coaching Achievements

Course Type Accreditations

Foundation 1631

Development 236

Intermediate 52

Advanced 7

Elite 1

High Performance 1

5 Victorian Coaches invited into various roles within Netball Australia’s Centre of Excellence Program.

121 Coaches attended the 2016 Coach Development Conference

119 Coaches attended Targeted Professional Development workshops

21 Coaches in the Field workshops delivered across Victoria:

11 Metro Region, 4 Eastern Region, 2 Western Region, 2 Northern Region, 2 North East Region

388 Coaches attended Coaches in the Field workshops

Nicole Richardson achieved her High-Performance Coaching Accreditation – the pinnacle of Australia’s coaching and accreditation pathway.

Adam Sloan achieved his Elite Accreditation during the 17/U National Championships.

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Umpiring

Netball Victoria continues to strive to be the leader of umpire development within Australia. The education opportunities offered within Associations and by Netball Victoria umpire staff from grassroots to high performance continues to assure the growth of umpiring across our state.

Continued delivery of mentoring and testing education to Associations and Clubs has ensured more opportunities to provide support and quality development to grassroots umpires.

Accreditation and education of umpires in regional areas has been a significant achievement for Associations, umpire coaches and umpire mentors in 2016. This hard work will lead to sustained umpire growth and development across our state.

Netball Victoria has a strong presence in the Netball Australia High Performance Program, with eight umpires selected into squads for officiating in the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball and Australian Netball League competitions. This comes off the back of their hard work and dedication in 2016. Netball Victoria’s umpire pathway aligns to Netball Australia Pathways and provides professional development opportunities to umpires from grassroots to high performance.

2016 Umpiring Accreditation Numbers:

Official Rule Changes

The Official Rules of Netball, updated by the International Netball Federation, came into effect in January 2016. The rule changes are intended to meet the changing needs of the game and reflect the modern sport of netball. They are designed to improve players’ enjoyment of the game, create consistency in the interpretation of the rules across all world regions, and make the game more attractive to spectators.

Netball Victoria facilitated new rules workshops throughout Victoria to assist with the integration of the new rules for 2016. Netball Victoria presented at 20 workshops throughout the year to introduce, discuss and provide information about the new rules – 1160 umpires participated across Victoria. This led to a consistent transition for Clubs, Associations and Leagues implementing the new changes.

Outstanding Umpiring Achievements

Online Level 1 Course 1073

C Grade Badges 553

B Grade Badges 59

A Grade Badges 2

AA Grade Badges 1


439 Umpires participated in umpire development at Netball Victoria competitions

3 Umpires in Netball Australia’s Emerging Talent Program

873 Umpires/Umpire Coaches participated in umpire development at Netball Victoria workshops across Victoria

28 Umpires attended the C & B Grade Camp

James Matthews received AA Badge following the 20/U International Tournament held in Canberra.

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The Commercial Operations team undertakes a range of activities and initiatives to support the growth and success of Netball Victoria and the Melbourne Vixens. This includes: focusing on increasing commercial revenue via new business development; management of partners; ticketing; Melbourne Vixens membership and merchandise; events; marketing; communications; and media across the organisation.

A key focus was successfully managing the transition from the ANZ Championship to Suncorp Super Netball at the end of 2016. This included securing new partnership agreements and further connecting Netball Victoria’s grassroots community to the Melbourne Vixens through the launch of the ‘We Make Champions’ marketing campaign.

Netball Victoria and the Melbourne Vixens have a highly engaged digital audience

28,800+ Instagram Followers

10,000+ Instagram Followers

48,900+ Facebook Likes

17,000+ Facebook Likes

18,400+ Twitter Followers

3,900+ Twitter Followers

Commercial Operations

#WeMakeChampions

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$1.8m+total media exposure value

1m+ Melbourne Vixens viewership

26% increase year-on-year average match audiences across all dedicated TV broadcasts (Live, Delayed, Repeat and Highlights)

100,000+

335,000+

40,526

reach across Netball Victoria and Melbourne Vixens social media platforms

visitors to the Melbourne Vixens website during the season

merchandise sales growth over the past two seasons

23%increase in ticket sales

40%

104% audience increase from 2015 across all social media channels

total home game attendance (across six games)

The Melbourne Vixens continue to be a league leader

Highest average audience of all the teams in the league

Highest average home match attendance in the league; 6,700 per game

Highest social and digital media performance across the league

Melbourne Vixens Commerical Highlights

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Community Events

Netball Victoria developed and delivered a detailed calendar of events in 2016. One special event was our Community Netball Awards. This event celebrated the significant achievements of many individuals and groups, who contributed to the sport of netball in Victoria in 2016.

Congratulations to the following recipients of these awards:

Volunteer of the Year Kim Fitzpatrick Charlton Netball Club

NetSetGO Centre of the Year Laurimar Netball Club

Inclusive Netball Community of the Year Drouin & District Netball Association

Outstanding Contribution to Umpiring Leah Saunders, Goulburn Valley Netball League

Outstanding Contribution to Coaching Robyn Smith, Benalla Saints

Outstanding Small Association/League Lakes Entrance Netball Association

Outstanding Large Association/League Melbourne East Netball Association

WorkSafe Safety Initiative Boolarra Football Netball Club and Mallee Eagles Football Netball Club


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2016 Partners

We would also like to thank our valued 2016 Netball Victoria and Melbourne Vixens partners, including Toyota, and Dineamic, who joined us in 2016.

Premier Partner

Major Partners

Associate Partners

Support Partners

Media Partners

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FinancialOverview

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“The overall financial health at Netball Victoria provides stability for us to continue to grow and support our sport at all levels; from grassroots to elite.” – Jenny Sanchez, President

The Netball Victoria Directors at any time during or since the end of the financial year are:

Director Period as Director

President – Jenny Sanchez 2000 to Present

Elected Director – Richelle McKenzie 2007 to Present

Elected Director – Kirrily Zimmerman 2008 to Present

Elected Director – Shane O’Sullivan 2013 to Present

Elected Director – Marlene Elliott 2013 to Present

Elected Director – Gayle Lambert 2014 to Present

Elected Director – Jan Fitzgerald 2015 to Present

Appointed Director – Natalie Whitaker (nee Eden) 2013 to Present

Appointed Director – Mary Bluett 2015 to Present

Observer – Wendy Frost 2015 to Present

Directors

Financial Overview

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Netball Victoria has delivered sound financial performance for 2016, with an operating surplus of $11,068 – a figure very close to the budget target. Importantly, we have met our financial targets, while also delivering against our key strategic aims for the year, some of which are detailed below:

• Driving growth in our netball participation community to over 216,000 people including over 114,681 individual and 200 Association/League members. Individual membership numbers grew by over 2,000, which marks the eighth consecutive year of growth.

• Investment in training and supporting our community with the MyNetball registration system continued at a high level. We introduced new forms of training, webinars, support and access to information for our Associations and Leagues, and continued to provide intensive support on key matters such as governance, insurance and dispute resolution.

• With the support of VicHealth and Sport and Recreation Victoria, we have continued to invest strongly in the development of new non-traditional netball programs that will open new markets, supporting both participation and financial growth for our sport.

• We continued with the development of a state-wide 10-year facility strategy and facilities manual. We worked with the State Government and four inner city Local Government Associations to commence plans on the delivery of the 64 court election commitment for Inner North Metro Melbourne, the continuation of the Country Football Netball Program and investment in technical services for facility development and court audits.

• We made an ongoing commitment to ensuring our regional areas are well supported, by having our regional staff in place.

• Successfully managing the transition from the ANZ Championships to Suncorp Super Netball including new player contracts and increased marketing and related activities.

• We achieved both growth and a very high level of retention with new partners and sponsors and continued to increase our profile across traditional and digital media.

• Maintaining a high investment in the professional development of our staff team, while increasing overall staff numbers and managing turnover.

• We continued a program of review and reduction of operating costs.

Our work and achievements in these areas have been the major drivers of achieving our targeted operating position. Our focus is on continuing to grow revenues from a range of sources, and rather than make large surpluses invest that money into services and facilities that both support our community and grow our sport.

We continue to operate with tight margins and pursue all appropriate opportunities and initiatives, in order to improve our financial health and that of our Associations and Leagues. We are prudent in all our financial dealings, respecting both our member contributions and the ongoing tightness of the economy. Our environment is dynamic and as we also develop we must recognise that new initiatives, such as our new products and programs, will take time to generate a positive and sustained financial outcome.

Financial Overview

Operating Performance

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As at 31 December 2016, Netball Victoria has net assets of $4,749,054. This includes the value of Netball House – our offices in King Street West Melbourne – which are fully owned and valued (land and buildings) at $3,175,000 (based on an independent valuation conducted in Oct 2015).

In summary, the financial position of Netball Victoria as at the end of December 2016 is healthy. Our financial turnover continues to grow. This enables us to keep investing in our programs, competitions, and in our on and off-court teams, which bodes well for our sport’s continued growth and future success. We thank all our members, Associations and Leagues, and Partners, for their role in enabling us to undertake this work and achieve such positive outcomes.

Financial Position Financial Summary

The full 2016 Financial Report is available to view on our website: netballvic.com.au

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ANZ ChampionshipsMelbourne Vixens Results

Wins: 8 Losses: 5 Draws: 0

Biggest Wins of the season: 23 goals R4 v Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic 57-34 R10 v Northern Mystics 69-46

Biggest Loss of the season: 15 goals R1 v NSW Swifts 57-42

Finals Elimination Final (Australian Conference) Melbourne Vixens v NSW Swifts 53-67 (Vixens defeated)

Victorian Fury Results

Results: 10 Wins, 2 LossesPlacing: Champions

Victorian Netball LeagueVictorian Netball League Grand Final Results

Championship Division: Melbourne University Lightning (53) def City West Falcons (52) Player of the Grand Final: Dani Stewart (Melbourne University Lightning)

Division One: City West Falcons (56) def Boroondara Express (37) Player of the Grand Final: Emily Post (City West Falcons)

19/U Division: Geelong Cougars (46) def DC North East Blaze (40)Player of the Grand Final: Abbey Ellis (DC North East Blaze)

Victorian Netball League Most Valuable Player Awards

Championship Division - Margaret Caldow Trophy: Maggie Lind (City West Falcons)Division One MVP: Emily Post (City West Falcons)19/U MVP: Ella Quinlan (Wilson Storage Southern Saints)

Regional Victorian Netball LeagueEastern Grand Final Results

Open: Gippsland League (61) def Mid Gippsland NA (43) 19/U: Gippsland League (57) def Sale NA (31) 15/U: Gippsland League (64) def Sale NA Red (35) MVP Open: Christie Edwards (Gippsland League) MVP 19/U: Paige Biddle (Sale NA) MVP 15/U: Taylah Brown (Gippsland League)

Western Grand Final Results

19/U: Hampden FNL Red (55) def Hampden FNL Green (38) 15/U: Hampden FNL Green (50) def Hampden FNL White (42) MVP 19/U: Carly Watson (Hampden FNL White) MVP 15/U: Hannah Loveday (Hampden FNL White)

Goulburn North East Grand Final Results

19/U: Albury NA Gold (57) def Netball Wodonga (33) MVP 19/U: Alyce Parker (Albury NA Blue) & Nakita Singe (Albury NA Gold)

North Central Grand Final Results

15/U: Echuca & District NA Navy (40) def Echuca & District NA Gold (26) MVP 15/U: Maya Pearce (Echuca & District NA Navy)

Central Highlands Grand Final Results

Open: Ballarat FNL (44) def Wendouree NA (43) MVP Open: Emma Henry (Ballarat FNL) & Stacey McCartin (Ballarat FNL)

Champions Challenge Grand Final Results

Open: Gippsland League def Ballarat FNL 19/U: Albury NA def Gippsland League 15/U: Gippsland League def Echuca & District NA Navy

Masters Competition Grand Final Results

30+: Competitive: Redbacks (27) def Saints (17)30+: Social: Cobras (28) def Waaia (27)40+: Heatherton FNC (29) def Saints (24)

Beach Netball Grand Final Results

Mixed: Wild Cats (6) def 3D (5)Women’s: Redlegs (7) def Ripcurls (4)

Competition Results

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Western Grand Final Results

17/U Championship: Western Border NA (16) def Hampden FNL (12)15/U Championship: Ballarat FNL (10) def Hampden FNL (9) 13/U Championship: Western Border NA (15) def Ballarat FNL (12)

Overall Grand Final Results

Open: Geelong FNL (19) def Bendigo FNL (9)17/U: Albury NA (14) def Banyule & Districts NA (13)15/U: St Albans Caroline Springs NA (12) def Hampden FNL (10)13/U: Altona NA (16) def Doncaster & Districts NA (14)

State Titles

Grand Final Results

15/U: Chisholm (17) def Henderson (9)17/U: Jika (17) def Henderson (13) Open: Jika (18) def North East (12)AAA Championship: Barwon (21) def Latrobe Valley (1)AAA Reserve: Barwon (8) def Chisholm Warriors (2)

School ChampionshipsGrand Final Results

Primary Boys: Tucker Road Primary School (13) def Stockdale Road Primary School (7)

Primary Girls: Rolling Hills Primary School (8) def St Bernadettes Primary School (5)

Primary Mixed: Montrose Primary School 1 (17) def Appin Park Primary School (10)

Junior Boys: St Francis Xavier (8) def Beaconhills College (2)

Junior Girls: Rowville Secondary College (11) def Padua College (6)

Intermediate Boys: Luther College (8) def Aquinas College (7)

Intermediate Girls: Rowville Secondary College (12) def Sacred Heart College, Geelong (11)

Senior Boys: Christian College, Geelong (11) def Bendigo Senior Secondary College (5)

Senior Girls: Geelong Grammar (14) def Ivanhoe Grammar School (11)

Association Championships Central East Grand Final Results

17/U Championship: Dandenong & District NA (9) def Yarra Ariels VCNA (8)17/U Reserve: Yarra Ariels VCNA (12) def Richmond NA (10)15/U Championship: Frankston & District NA (24) def Doncaster & Districts NA (2)15/U Reserve: Prahran NA (15) def Yarra Ariels VCNA (13)13/U Championship: Doncaster & Districts NA (8) def Whitehorse NA (6)13/U Reserve: Caulfield & District NA (14) def Prahran NA (10)

Central West Grand Final Results

17/U Championship: Banyule & District NA (7) def Geelong FNL (1)15/U Championship: St Albans Caroline Springs NA (7) def Altona NA (6)15/U Reserve: St Albans Caroline Springs NA (15) def Altona NA (7)13/U Championship: Altona NA (16) def St Albans Caroline Springs NA (6) 13/U Reserve: Macedon Rangers NA (10) def Altona NA (5)

Eastern Grand Final Results

17/U Championship: Alberton NA (11) def Gippsland League (10)15/U Championship: Gippsland League (16) def Alberton NA (10)15/U Reserve: Gippsland League (18) def Alberton NA (8)13/U Championship: Gippsland League (20) def Ellinbank & District NA (17)13/U Reserve: Alberton NA (10) def Sale NA (8)

North East Grand Final Results

17/U Championship: Goulburn Valley NL (10) def Albury NA Gold (8)17/U Reserve: Mansfield NA (9) def Wangaratta NA (5)15/U Championship: Albury NA Gold (11) def Murray NL (5)15/U Reserve: Albury NA Blue (14) def Murray NL (5)13/U Championship: Albury NA Gold (13) def Murray NL (5)13/U Reserve: Albury NA Blue (12) def Shepparton NA (10)

Northern Grand Final Results

17/U Championship: Central Murray NL (15) def Wimmera NA (9)15/U Championship: Echuca & District NA (16) def Sunraysia Football League NA (9)15/U Reserve: Echuca & District NA (15) def Bendigo Strathdale NA (6) 13/U Championship: Bendigo Strathdale NA (12) def Echuca & District NA (8)13/U Reserve: Golden Rivers NA (16) def Deniliquin NA (15)

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